Re: is it ok to call scsi_free in interrupt handler?

Jens Axboe (axboe@image.dk)
Fri, 5 Nov 1999 14:01:50 +0100

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On Fri, Nov 05 1999, T. P. Saravanan wrote:
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> I am writing a SCSI driver for a custom device.
>
> I am allocating memory on using scsi_malloc in queuecommand
> and using Scsi_Cmnd.host_scribble to remember it.
> Is it OK to free this using scsi_free in the interrupt handler?

Yes, you can call scsi_free() in interrupt context.

> Is there a seperate linux scsi driver mailing list?

Sure, linux-scsi@vger.rutgers.edu

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